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The Bleak Portrait of Tomorrow: Climate Inaction's Impact on Our Future
The clock is ticking, not just toward the future, but toward a future marred by the relentless consequences of our inaction on climate...
turkanaguardian
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What You Should Know About Tree Planting In 2023
In a world where environmental consciousness is more critical than ever, one action stands out as a beacon of hope and change: tree...
turkanaguardian
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Turkana faces dire consequences as drought ravages the region
Turkana, a region located in northern Kenya, has been making headlines lately due to a variety of issues that have been affecting the...
turkanaguardian
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Climate change destroys the livelihoods of Kenyan pastoralists
Amid acute and persistent drought, pastoralists in Northern Kenya—and other arid regions of Africa—are in dire straits and hinge hope on...
Jarso Mokku
4 min read


In delivering the pastoralists' agenda in Kenya, good leadership is key
Pastoralists in Turkana. Photo: Turkana Guardian Leadership matters. Good and right leadership creates engagement with passion. It leads...
Jarso Mokku
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COPs flop due to deliberate delay and obstruction
Protesters during the COP27. Photo: Africa News Since early 2020, the world’s richest countries have shown that they have the money and...
Reverend Fletcher Harper
4 min read


Kenya marks World Water Day
A woman drinks water from a pipe at Napuu aquifer. Photo: Courtesy As the world commemorates World Water Day, Kenya has not been left...
turkanaguardian
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Building a climate-resilient Africa
Watch a community hangout on building a climate-resilient Africa. https://youtu.be/Q9jdoW0mjjY Gregory Akall spoke on the role of...
turkanaguardian
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Governments must build a sustainable blue economy in cities
Integrating governance mechanism is key to building a sustainable blue economy in cities, industry leaders said during a recently...
Ken Wekesa
2 min read

Wetlands are in danger, experts warn
Wetlands and biodiversity in the region have been alarmingly reducing in the East African region, experts have warned. Speaking during...
Joseph Etabo
2 min read


Groundnuts farming brings hope to Turkana farmers
A farmer holds groundnuts harvested at Kalemunyang Irrigation Scheme. Meet Josephat Emase, 47, a farmer, at the Kalemunyang Irrigation...
Yvonne Ekiru
2 min read


Pastoralism and livestock marketing, the keys to food security in ASALs
The arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) occupy more than 80% of the Kenyan land mass (464 000 km2). Most of these areas are un-urbanized and...
Prof Ekamais Akuja
3 min read


Relocate to avert pollution, Kalokol fish traders told
Photo: Courtesy Kalokol Town is 58km from Lodwar Town on the Western shores of Lake Turkana. Fishing activities are the main source of...
Yvonne Ekiru
2 min read


Turkana women now embrace farming to improve their livelihoods
It is early Thursday morning. The bright sun has risen. The terrain in Turkana County is mostly dry and rocky. Loose soils, devoid of...
Yvonne Ekiru
2 min read


COP26: Two worlds talked past each other – or never even met
Photo: Courtesy At the 2021 UN climate change conference in Glasgow, moving between the corporate slickness of the official “Blue Zone”...
Ian Scoones for The Conversation
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Maurice Lokwaliwa, a water engineer explains the swelling lakes phenomenon
As COP26 -- UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, enters the second week, the local tourism sector in Turkana is hardest hit by...
turkanaguardian
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Swelling Lake Turkana In-Pictures
The water levels at Lake Turkana have been rising for over a year. The waters have eaten into the hospitality leading to losses amounting...
turkanaguardian
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President Kenyatta-Kenya to fully shift to clean energy by 2030
President Uhuru Kenyatta in Glasgow, Scotland. Photos: by PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya is determined and on course...
turkanaguardian
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Put communities experiencing effects of climate change first
Communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis have done the least to contribute to global emissions, but they’re the first ones...
turkanaguardian
1 min read


Hospitality industry counts losses as Lake Turkana swells
The Continual rising of water levels in Lake Turkana has caused losses amounting to millions of Shillings to the residents and...
Yvonne Ekiru
2 min read
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